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# Base Mining Rate and the Halving Mechanism

Each Node has a fundamental attribute: Base Mining Rate - the speed at which FC is generated per unit of time. The base Mining Rate of a newly created Node depends on the total number of Nodes in the network at the time of creation, following a pre-programmed halving mechanism.\
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**Node-Count-Based Halving Mechanism**\
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Similar to Bitcoin's halving mechanism but based on the number of Nodes in the network rather than block height, the base Mining Rate of new Nodes is halved when the network reaches the following milestones:

| Network Node Count       | Base Mining Rate            |
| ------------------------ | --------------------------- |
| 0 → 8 million            | 1 FC per day                |
| 8 million → 80 million   | 0.5 FC per day              |
| 80 million → 800 million | 0.25 FC per day             |
| Above 800 million        | 0 FC per day (subsidy ends) |

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Three important consequences:

**First:** Nodes joining earlier have a higher base Mining Rate. This is how the network recognizes the contribution of Users who participate when risk is greatest and trust matters most.

**Second:** FC supply decreases with network scale, ensuring total supply is not infinite. When the network reaches 800 million Nodes, the base Mining Rate reaches zero and only Boost Multipliers from activity remain.

**Third:** The mechanism is fully automatic and cannot be intervened. The founding team has no authority to change halving milestones, delay halving, or increase base Mining Rate after halving has occurred.

*The Block Subsidy Protocol is designed to grow sustainably alongside the community.*\
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Because every Boost Multiplier, from Peer Meet, Trust Circle, Node Activation, Top Contributors Ranking, the Node Tier System, and the other mechanisms, accumulates into the value B in the mining formula, a Node that is active and consistent can reach a Mining Rate many times its Base Mining Rate. But every multiplier comes from real human activity and every multiplier expires. There is no shortcut through capital or through virtual machines.